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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CONFUSED Trick female employed, making one puzzled (8) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 4, 2023
6% USE Employ (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 14, 2025
6% ESS Suffix to "lion" that makes it female (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 10, 2025
6% HIRE Employ (4) Eugene Sheffer Dec 8, 2025
6% USED Employed (4) The Times Concise Dec 8, 2025
6% TEM Employ (3) USA Today Quick Dec 7, 2025
6% PLOYS Tricks (5) New York Times Dec 5, 2025
6% JAPE Trick (4) Puzzler Backwords Dec 3, 2025
6% ONTO Not tricked by (4) Universal Dec 1, 2025
6% UPEND Make inversion new trick on cycle (5) The Telegraph Toughie Nov 28, 2025

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